What are vaccines?

A vaccine is a biological preparation used to produce or improve immunity against a particular disease. By inoculating killed or weakened disease-causing microorganisms (or crucial fragments, products or derivatives) the production of antibodies is stimulated…Read more…

How do Vaccines work?

The human immune system is a system of biological structures and processes that protects us against diseases by recognising germs that enter the body as foreign invaders. These are referred to as antigens, a term which stands for “antibody generator”…Read more…

Types of vaccines

Depending on the disease-causing agent, on how it infects the cell and on how the immune system responds to it, scientists decide the best approach to design a vaccine. The following are the main type of options that currently exist…Read more…

How are Vaccines developed?

Vaccine development is a complex and time-consuming process that differs from the development of conventional drugs. Indeed vaccines are intended for use in healthy individuals as a preventive measure whereas conventional drugs are aimed…Read more…

How are Vaccines produced?

The first step in order to produce a vaccine is generating the antigen that will trigger the immune response. For this purpose the pathogen’s proteins or DNA need to be grown and harvested using the following mechanisms…Read more…

New Vaccines in Development

Vaccination was first pioneered in Europe and ever since, Europe has been at the heart of the global vaccine industry playing a key role in the research and development of preventive as well as therapeutic vaccines…Read more…

EU regulatory framework for vaccines

Before a new vaccine is approved for release on the market, a rigorous regulatory procedure to assess quality, efficacy and safety must be undertaken